Ligurian

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adjective

Of, from or relating to Liguria, Italy.

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Meanings

adjectiveLigurian (comparative more Ligurian, superlative most Ligurian)

comparative more Ligurian · superlative most Ligurian

  1. Of, from or relating to Liguria, Italy.
nounLigurian (plural Ligurians)

plural Ligurians

  1. A native or inhabitant of Liguria, Italy.
proper noun
  1. The Gallo-Italic language of this region.
  2. An ancient Proto-Indo-European language spoken by the Ligures.

    It is sometimes proposed that there was a connection between Ligurian and Iberian, or that Ligurian was also found in Sicily. Notably, Ligurian has also been mentioned as one of the linguistic substrates of Sardinia.

    2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 14

Origin

From Liguria + -an.

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Translations

Catalan lígur, lígur
  • lígurOf or pertaining to Liguria
  • lígurnative or inhabitant
  • lígurGallo-Italic language
Chinese Mandarin 利古里亞語 /利古里亚语
  • 利古里亞語 /利古里亚语Gallo-Italic language
Czech ligurský
  • ligurskýOf or pertaining to Liguria
Danish ligurisk
  • liguriskOf or pertaining to Liguria
French ligurien, ligure
  • ligurienOf or pertaining to Liguria
  • ligureOf or pertaining to Liguria
  • liguriennative or inhabitant
  • ligurienGallo-Italic language
German ligurisch
  • ligurischOf or pertaining to Liguria
Italian ligure, ligure
  • ligureOf or pertaining to Liguria
  • ligurenative or inhabitant
  • ligureGallo-Italic language
Portuguese lígure, ligúrio
  • lígureOf or pertaining to Liguria
  • ligúrioOf or pertaining to Liguria
  • lígurenative or inhabitant
  • ligúrionative or inhabitant
  • lígureGallo-Italic language
  • ligúrioGallo-Italic language
Romanian ligur, ligur
  • ligurOf or pertaining to Liguria
  • ligurnative or inhabitant
  • ligurănative or inhabitant
Russian лигурский, лигуриец
  • лигурский (ligurskij)Of or pertaining to Liguria
  • лигуриец (ligurijec)native or inhabitant
Spanish ligur, ligur
  • ligurOf or pertaining to Liguria
  • ligurnative or inhabitant
  • ligurGallo-Italic language
Swedish ligurisk, liguriska
  • liguriskOf or pertaining to Liguria
  • liguriskaGallo-Italic language
Cite this entry
APA

Ligurian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ligurian

MLA

“Ligurian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ligurian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ligurian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ligurian.

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